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Day: April 20, 2021

Bulgaria 

Janssen Covid-19 vaccine: EMA finds benefits outweigh risks of side-effects

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) safety committee (PRAC) concluded on April 20 that a warning about unusual blood clots with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev hands mandate to Mitov to try to form Cabinet

April 20, 2021April 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

At a formal ceremony at the Presidency in Sofia on April 20, President Roumen Radev handed Daniel Mitov a mandate

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Bulgaria 

Russia expels two Bulgarian diplomats in retaliation move

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on April 20 to be handed a

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Bulgaria 

EC: Bulgaria’s road death rate fell 26% in 2020 y/y

April 20, 2021April 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s road death rate in 2020 was 26 per cent lower than in 2019, with the country moving from the

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Bulgaria 

For fifth week, every district in Bulgaria is a Covid-19 ‘red zone’

April 20, 2021April 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For a fifth consecutive week, all of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 “red zones”, meaning a rate of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 217 deaths registered in past 24 hours

April 20, 2021April 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 217 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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